This was a lovely, warming romance to read. Perfect for a summer beach holiday! I liked the characters, but didn’t feel that I fell in love with them. It was a very predictable ending, (as expected)! But that’s fine, and I like that from a romance sometimes. I found the main character and narrator Sophie to be a little bit annoying, and feel like she created problems for herself! But maybe that’s just me being a little harsh... definitely worth the read though.

A well written easy romance read, I enjoyed this book. A fun book with a cast of interesting characters who developed throughout the story. A story of new beginnings, community spirit, friendship, relationships and romance.

A perfect summer holiday read or for a cosy afternoon on the sofa with some chocolate.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a story about how two people meet, fall in love and help each other make the best of themselves. Not to mention save the beautiful village of Herring Cove, and most importantly, the bookshop.

I enjoyed this book. It is fun, romantic and a little bit silly in places. The cast of characters are well written and believable. The ending is a slightly cheesy, especially the epilogue.

There are a few amusing moments watching Alex and Sophie get to know one another. I found the way they interacted to be more realistic than some books - the romantic moments were not picture perfect, but they didn’t let that put them off.

I would recommend this book to people looking for a summer romance with a happy ending.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Little Bookshop at Herring Cove is an awesome feel good book. I loved seeing Alex and Sophie kind of circle each other all the while wearing each other down until they had to admit that they loved each other. I would so like to live in a community like Herring Cove that supports each other and works together for the benefit of the town.

Absolutely fantastic had me gripped!!! Loved it! Can't wait for more from.this author. Storyline was great, characters were easy to.connect with

Thank you for the advanced copy

Fun, cozy romance prefect to read while on vacation. Not too much drama, just a nice story about a village I'd love to visit!

It took me a while to get into this book. I’m unsure why, possibly the main character irritated me however I read on and soon got sucked into the beauty of Herring Cove and by the end was overjoyed with the ending.
This is your classic chick lit so if that’s your genre, hunker down with chocolate, your tipple of choice and a few tissues and enjoy. Sophie and Alexander’s tale of overcoming past woes and the weight of family expectations is a pleasure to read.

Thank you NetGalley

This was cute! I managed to read most of it in one day and I definitely enjoyed it. However, at times it was very slow and I felt as if nothing was happening. Sophie could be very stubborn and annoying in some ways which made me sort of dislike her. But I did love Alex! The ending was cheesy and just happened to fast in my opinion

Sophie wants to keep her little bookshop and refuses to sell to Alexander who wants to please his father by adding it to the list of other places he’s purchased. This was a good beach read with an interesting twist to this story. I’ll definitely read another Kellie Hailes book!

The Little Bookshop at Herring Cove is a fun entertaining quick beach holiday read, it’s a romance with just a touch of drama and it will make you smile.
Sophie runs the bookshop in Herring Cove and life hasn’t been easy, she took over the shop after losing both her parents and she is struggling to get her debts under control.
Alexander is in the Cove to build a resort and he needs some of the shops to sell to him so he can build on their land but Sophie refuses point blank to sell....
What starts off as just a business arrangement soon turns into so much more in this beautiful romance but will Alexander return to Herring Cove after leaving to confront his father and if he does what does he risk losing ......
A great holiday read

The Little Bookshop at Herring Cove is a quintessential beach read that you won't be able to put down this summer. The book is told from both Sophie and Alex's perspectives. Sophie is a bookshop owner in a small town on the English coast, while Alex is a developer trying to buy her bookshop for his family business' next resort development. But Sophie isn't going down without a fight and Alex decides to be more helpful than a hindrance. Romance blossoms and in the end everyone wins. You will undoubtedly breeze through this book like I did and you will be left wanting more of this easily loveable couple.

This was a light, enjoyable read with a cast of likeable characters and an interesting community situation. It is clear that Herring Cove needs change but the question of who will deliver it keeps the story going. When we first meet Sophie, she seems to be stuck in the past, resistant to change, and we get to follow her working through a few issues and reevaluating what she wants. There is potential for future stories within this setting and the overall feeling is uplifting.

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of the book.

A very well written romance. Great plot, characters and setting. I look forward to reading more of this author’s books. Romance readers will enjoy this book. Thanks to the publisher for my advance ebook. This is my unbiased review.

What a lovely little read this was. The cover for it is beautiful and makes it stand out and the story is equally as lovely. A perfect read to take on holiday and perfect for those who love a good chic lit book.

Such an easy uplifting fun and light read! What more can I say? The setting is fantastic. The author writes beautifully and I adored it

I loved the author's previous title "The Little Unicorn Gift Shop" so couldn't wait to get stuck into this one and I wasn't disappointed. There's a wonderful location in the form of Herring Cove and a fabulous cast of characters to keep you entertained as Sophie's story unfolds. I raced through it and although I was a little bereft at the end, you can't beat the warm fuzzy feelings it leaves you with.

Such a sweet and fun story to read! A perfect beach read.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Thanks to NetGalley for an early copy in return for an honest review
A very good read and one I can highly recommend to others.
I could not put this down.
Thoroughly enjoyable with an amazing cast of characters that you cannot help but engage with.

Lovely feel good story. It was well written and flowed well. Easy to read and hard to put down. Perfect on these summer nights

I love books that make me smile.

The Little Bookshop at Herring Cove immediately piqued my interest when I saw the title on NetGalley. I mean, how do you resist books about bookshops? The book has it all, fluffiness, romance, the right amount of grief and a bit of drama.

It's not a long read and if you are looking for a light contemporary romance, you should definitely check it out! It shows a great and apt perspective on how rapid, profit-building development these days is destroying small villages and towns and depriving this world of their beautiful, raw and vibrant nature. The only thing that put me off was that the plot was a little too predictable but that's a personal opinion and others might just like the simplicity.

4/5 ★ from me!